Wayne State University Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints WSU Press 4-4-2017 Landscape Complexity in the Caucasus impedes Genetic Assimilation of Human Populations More Effectively than Language or Ethnicity David Tarkhnishvili Ilia State University, Tbilisi,
[email protected] Alexander Gavashelishvili Ilia State University Marine Murtskhvaladze Ilia State University, Tbilisi Ardashel Latsuzbaia Ilia State University, Tbilisi Recommended Citation Tarkhnishvili, David; Gavashelishvili, Alexander; Murtskhvaladze, Marine; and Latsuzbaia, Ardashel, "Landscape Complexity in the Caucasus impedes Genetic Assimilation of Human Populations More Effectively than Language or Ethnicity" (2017). Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints. 105. http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol_preprints/105 This Open Access Preprint is brought to you for free and open access by the WSU Press at DigitalCommons@WayneState. It has been accepted for inclusion in Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@WayneState. Landscape Complexity in the Caucasus impedes Genetic Assimilation of Human Populations More Effectively than Language or Ethnicity David Tarkhnishvili ¶*1, Alexander Gavashelishvili¶1, Marine Murtskhvaladze1, Ardashel Latsuzbaia1 1Ilia State University, Cholokashvili Str. 5, 0162 Tbilisi, Georgia Corresponding author: David Tarkhnishvili, Quantitative Ecology Group, Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Cholokashvili Str. 5, 0162 Tbilisi, Georgia Issue: 88.4 Running header: Autosomal differentiation